By Lake Tahoe News South Lake Tahoe residents known as the Tahoe Neighborhoods Group on April 30 submitted 1,651 signatures on a petition to limit vacation home rentals in the city. The group wants voters to decide in November if short-term rentals should only be allowed in the tourist core. VHRs would be eliminated elsewhere […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was the summer of 1942 and life for those of Japanese descent living in the United States had been upended when they were sent to internment camps. A few pleasures, though, were possible – with baseball being one of them. Jay Feldman weaves a tale of history, love and the American […]
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By Kathryn Reed “If they don’t trust you, they’ll keep asking for public records. There is nothing you can do but produce those records.” Those are the words of attorney Leah Castella of Burke, Williams and Sorensen, the outside law firm the city of South Lake Tahoe uses. Castella was at the special City Council […]
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By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal When it comes to shedding light on state spending and making those details accessible to taxpayers, Nevada ranks near the top of the class. A new study by the United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund ranked transparency websites for all 50 states based on content and user-friendliness. […]
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By Alex Veiga, AP Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer. Crude oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way. The U.S. daily national average for regular gasoline is now $2.81 per gallon. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Water conservation comes with a double-edged sword – it saves the commodity and throws off budget projections. For South Tahoe Public Utility District, conservation has led to a $900,000 shortfall over 10 years based on the 2014 rate study. Still, the district is doing better than many of its California counterparts because […]
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By Dan Walters, CALmatters The death of far-reaching – even revolutionary – legislation to facilitate housing development crystallized a conflict that’s been simmering in California for decades: Who controls land use? Based on “police powers” in the state Constitution, cities and counties have, for many decades, regulated how land may be used. They do […]
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By Associated Press The late winter storms that helped bolster Nevada’s lagging snowpack also jump started the growth of grasses and brush that potentially could fuel another big wildfire season. “I hate to use the term ‘worst-case scenario,’ but it’s kind of leading into another potentially very active fire season,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chris […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – “High-functioning teams lead to high-performing organizations.” That was one of the messages delivered by Tina Sampson, vice president of sales for Vail Resorts. She was a speaker this month at the Mountain Travel Symposium at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Her topic – Leadership for Innovation. She was there to put a […]
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By Jennifer Roberts, The Conversation The gambling world is waiting with bated breath for the United States Supreme Court decision that could result in an expansion of sports betting. The decision could be announced anytime between today and the end of June. Since I teach sports betting regulation and gambling law, I’ve been closely watching […]
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